Lyft, Uber drivers won’t need fingerprint checks, California rules

Lyft, Uber drivers won’t need fingerprint checks, California rules

State utility regulators voted Thursday to require annual background checks for drivers at Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing companies, but decided not to subject them to the fingerprinting required of taxi drivers.

In a 5-0 vote, the California Public Utilities Commission passed rules that mirror the annual checks already required by Lyft and the airport-ride company Wingz, and that drew no objection from industry leader Uber.